voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whether for you there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder we founded the company together but then, i think the ot
streets of the french capital. the public consultation was called by the city s mayor anne hidalgo after three people died and more than 400 were injured in accidents involving e scooters last year. passengers arriving at dover for the easter getaway to france have faced lengthy waits despite extra ferries being laid on to clear a backlog. marc ashdown reports. inch by inch things are slowly moving but coach loads of children s have faced lengthy delays. we got to the queue at 230 this morning and we were about 33rd in the queue and we are now down to 31 and we reckon we have got another 12 hours left waiting. this group runway to luxembourg would have been queueing since yesterday. this group are en route to luxembourg and have been queueing since yesterday. i have got mostly elderly passengers on board that have paid good money for a holiday and basically i think some of them now want to go home. now the blame game has begun, the port of dover said very companies accepted e
oversees the agenda. uproar as russia takes over the presidency of the un security council. ukraine calls it a slap in the face. now on bbc news, the arts interviews: fenton bailey. 0n today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whetherfor you, there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder, we founded the company tog
yeah, and i mentioned the programme spin offs, we were talking about the bbc you know, drag race uk is currently gearing up for its fifth season on the bbc and in your book, you describe getting drag race to the uk as the holy grail . i always felt, you know, my life has been profoundly changed by watching shows like are you being served?, top of the pops. how did they change your life, when you say that? well, i think that it was. on british tv, there was just this sense of camp that ijust completely identified with, before i even knew really what it was, and that rich tradition. i mean, also, drag has been you know, you ve got danny la rue, you ve got benny hill, you ve got kenny everett i mean, you have these amazing entertainment icons who ve been fully out there, just very sort of flamboyant and camp, and i think really profoundly important artists
it s emerged from our lgbtq community, but i think there s been a misperception that because of that, perhaps it s niche and perhaps it s only of interest to lgbtq+, but it s not. yeah, and i mentioned the programme spin offs. we were talking about the bbc. you know, drag race uk is currently gearing up for its fifth season on the bbc. and in your book, you describe getting drag race to the uk as the holy grail . i always felt, you know, my life has been profoundly changed by watching shows like are you being served?, top of the pops. how did they change your life, when you say that? well, i think that it was. 0n british tv, there was just this sense of camp that ijust completely identified with, before i even knew really what it was, and that rich tradition. i mean, also, drag has been, you know, you ve got danny la rue, you ve got benny hill, you ve got kenny